Talk:O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig

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Did you know... that Bach wrote the chorale "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig" (O Lamb of God, innocent) in red between the music for the two choirs in the beginning of his St Matthew Passion (pictured)?

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Chorale twice[edit]

From the linked in picture, it appears that Bach inserted the melody of "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig", in red ink, twice. It is inserted immediately above the bass line in both choirs. In both places, the stave with the cantus firmus has been bracketed together with the bass line of the choir. My guess is that this would be most useful for continuo players. 2601:642:4680:F5:58E9:8286:E2B:DF1B (talk) 05:50, 14 April 2017 (UTC) Edward Blair[reply]

Thank you, can you word it, please? - I relied on the description of the image without looking more closely. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:59, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the image caption, for a start. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]